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Also agree on not complaining much as it's free and it's somebody's hard work we are looking at. It's kind of why I try to limit how harsh I am when commenting on music these days.

20:17 - no one

Man I just read 10 pages of shoutbox shit, have to agree on the ai band though.

18:43 - flightoficarus

Agree ultimately with A Real Monkey, but this was definitely the story that went on for enough weeks that people are warranted in asking about it.

18:36 - flightoficarus

I mean I get that, but even before that came out the band quitting again...

18:29 - Ch'ti

I just finished updating the discography of Buckethead. I added nearly 250 albums, 33 EPs and 260 lives/singles/other shits.

18:25 - A Real Mönkey

Name a more pointless award than the Drama Of The Year (Impossible)

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	A Year In Metal 2024
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	Splitting Hairs / Hearing Splits (Jul-Dec 2024)
	Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! December 2024
	Clandestine Cuts Vol. 14 Issue #12 Awesome New Demos and EPs
	Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! November 2024
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11.05 - Austria
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30.07 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2025 4

08.02 - Greece
Eluveitie: Ànv Rising European Tour 2025 - Part I 3

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Paganfest 2025 - European Tour 3

27.05 - Hungary
Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives World Tour 2025/26 (Europe) 3

Staff / Elite: 3

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Members: 30

Guests: 1254

Musicians' birthdays:

44 - Anna Brygård
35 - Daan Douma
39 - Daria Stavrovich
36 - Dmitry Lebed
(1964-1995) - Dwayne Goettel
66 - Enrique Héctor Chalar
49 - Freddy Lim
(1971-2025) - Fredrik "Fredda" Lindgren
38 - Hayley Morgan
45 - James Malone
(1964-2011) - Jani Lane
(1977-2023) - João Monteiro
40 - Johan Schuster
(1952-2016) - John "Big" Thomas
46 - José García
41 - Karl Linus Öhrn
51 - Kurt Parker Ballou
54 - Marcel Mönnig
7 - Marcin Walenczykowski
48 - Marco Kautonen
32 - Martin Matiašovič
47 - Mauricio Magaldi Suguihura
(1971-2003) - Mike Machette
31 - Nick "BeatenAndBarbecued"
41 - Nick Read
43 - Oliver Grbavac
57 - Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore
45 - Pedro J. Monge
54 - Radboud Burgsma
47 - Scotty Heath
38 - Sebastian Markus
35 - Simon Petrarca
43 - Takanori Matsumoto
24 - Thomas Young
63 - Tomoyasu Hotei
40 - Urban "Bruno" Medič
51 - Urs Fischer
70 - Václav Vlasák
58 - Walter Oberhofer
55 - Wayne Banks
70 - Wojciech Hoffmann

RIP:

2019 - Alex Brown
2021 - Casé Mar
2014 - Dmitry "Chiff" Semochkin
2015 - Joel DiPietro

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Samael 1987-	Black metal Electro industrial metal	Switzerland	1987	-	487
2	Buckethead 1988-	Avantgarde metal Electro industrial metal Heavy metal Experimental rock Hard rock Speed metal Alternative metal Thrash metal Progressive metal	USA	1988	-	142
3	Satarial 1989-	Folk metal Electro industrial metal Gothic rock	Russia	1989	-	5
4	Desdemona 1996-	Electro industrial metal	Poland	1996	-	4
5	Ad Inferna 2000-	Symphonic black metal Gothic metal Electro industrial metal	France	2000	-	3
6	Leiden 1998-2007	Black metal Gothic metal Electro industrial metal	France	1998	2007	1

Style

Samael

1987-

Black metal
Electro industrial metal

Switzerland

1987

487

Buckethead

1988-

Avantgarde metal
Electro industrial metal
Heavy metal
Experimental rock
Hard rock
Speed metal
Alternative metal
Thrash metal
Progressive metal

USA

1988

142

Satarial

1989-

Folk metal
Electro industrial metal
Gothic rock

Russia

1989

Desdemona

1996-

Electro industrial metal

Poland

1996

Ad Inferna

2000-

Symphonic black metal
Gothic metal
Electro industrial metal

France

2000

Leiden

1998-2007

Black metal
Gothic metal
Electro industrial metal

France

1998

2007

	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Iron Maiden 1975-	New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1975	-	5361
2	Opeth 1990-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1990	-	5069
3	Metallica 1981-	Bay Area thrash metal Heavy metal	USA	1981	-	4575
4	Megadeth 1983-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Hard rock Heavy metal Thrash metal	USA	1983	-	3826
5	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3608
6	Slayer 1981-	Thrash metal	USA	1981	-	3607
7	Amon Amarth 1988-	Melodic death metal	Sweden	1988	-	3534
8	Black Sabbath 1968-2017	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	2017	3011
9	Dream Theater 1985-	Progressive metal	USA	1985	-	2839
10	Judas Priest 1969-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	2833
11	Nightwish 1996-	Symphonic power metal Symphonic metal	Finland	1996	-	2592
12	Children Of Bodom 1993-2019	Extreme power metal	Finland	1993	2019	2532
13	Blind Guardian 1984-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1984	-	2446
14	Dark Tranquillity 1989-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1989	-	2393
15	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2366
16	Pantera 1981-2003	Heavy metal Groove thrash metal Groove metal	USA	1981	2003	2308
17	In Flames 1990-	Gothenburg metal Alternative metal	Sweden	1990	-	2305
18	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2186
19	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2129
20	Kreator 1982-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1982	-	2127
21	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2117
22	Ensiferum 1995-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1995	-	2111
23	Insomnium 1997-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1997	-	2108
24	Arch Enemy 1996-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1996	-	2107
25	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	2023
26	Wintersun 2004-	Extreme power metal	Finland	2004	-	1994
27	Tool 1988-	Progressive metal Alternative metal	USA	1988	-	1986
28	Testament 1983-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1983	-	1919
29	Gojira 1996-	Progressive death metal Alternative metal	France	1996	-	1896
30	Helloween 1978-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1978	-	1879
31	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1791
32	Kamelot 1991-	Symphonic power metal	USA	1991	-	1735
33	Epica 2002-	Symphonic metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	1726
34	Lamb Of God 1999-	Groove thrash metal	USA	1999	-	1714
35	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1650
36	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1634
37	Iced Earth 1985-	Heavy metal US power metal	USA	1985	-	1630
38	Rammstein 1994-	Industrial metal	Germany	1994	-	1625
39	Sepultura 1984-	Death metal Thrash metal Groove thrash metal Alternative metal	Brazil	1984	-	1573
40	Symphony X 1994-	Progressive metal Symphonic power metal	USA	1994	-	1571
41	Eluveitie 2002-	Celtic folk metal Gothenburg metal	Switzerland	2002	-	1538
42	Enslaved 1991-	Viking black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1991	-	1520
43	Be'lakor 2004-	Melodic death metal	Australia	2004	-	1508
44	Paradise Lost 1988-	Death doom metal Gothic metal Doom metal Death doom metal	United Kingdom	1988	-	1501
45	Emperor 1991-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1991	-	1489
46	Cannibal Corpse 1988-	Death metal	USA	1988	-	1467
47	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1435
48	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1408
49	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1381
50	Sonata Arctica 1996-	Power metal	Finland	1996	-	1375

Style

Iron Maiden

1975-

New wave of British heavy metal
Heavy metal

United Kingdom

1975

5361

Opeth

1990-

Extreme progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive rock

Sweden

1990

5069

Metallica

1981-

Bay Area thrash metal
Heavy metal

USA

1981

4575

Megadeth

1983-

Thrash metal
Heavy metal
Hard rock
Heavy metal
Thrash metal

USA

1983

3826

Death

1983-2001

Death metal
Progressive death metal
Progressive thrash metal

USA

1983

2001

3608

Slayer

1981-

Thrash metal

USA

1981

3607

Amon Amarth

1988-

Melodic death metal

Sweden

1988

3534

Black Sabbath

1968-2017

Doom metal
Heavy metal
Hard rock

United Kingdom

1968

2017

3011

Dream Theater

1985-

Progressive metal

USA

1985

2839

Judas Priest

1969-

Heavy metal
Hard rock

United Kingdom

1969

2833

Nightwish

1996-

Symphonic power metal
Symphonic metal

Finland

1996

2592

Children Of Bodom

1993-2019

Extreme power metal

Finland

1993

2019

2532

Blind Guardian

1984-

Power metal
Speed metal

Germany

1984

2446

Dark Tranquillity

1989-

Gothenburg metal

Sweden

1989

2393

Agalloch

1995-2016

Atmospheric black metal
Neofolk

USA

1995

2016

2366

Pantera

1981-2003

Heavy metal
Groove thrash metal
Groove metal

USA

1981

2003

2308

In Flames

1990-

Gothenburg metal
Alternative metal

Sweden

1990

2305

Katatonia

1991-

Blackened doom metal
Death doom metal
Alternative rock
Gothic doom metal

Sweden

1991

2186

Behemoth

1991-

Black metal
Blackened death metal

Poland

1991

2129

Kreator

1982-

Teutonic thrash metal

Germany

1982

2127

Amorphis

1990-

Death metal
Folk metal
Progressive metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal

Finland

1990

2117

Ensiferum

1995-

Extreme folk metal

Finland

1995

2111

Insomnium

1997-

Melodic death metal

Finland

1997

2108

Arch Enemy

1996-

Gothenburg metal

Sweden

1996

2107

Dimmu Borgir

1993-

Black metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1993

2023

Wintersun

2004-

Extreme power metal

Finland

2004

1994

Tool

1988-

Progressive metal
Alternative metal

USA

1988

1986

Testament

1983-

Bay Area thrash metal

USA

1983

1919

Gojira

1996-

Progressive death metal
Alternative metal

France

1996

1896

Helloween

1978-

Power metal
Speed metal

Germany

1978

1879

Immortal

1990-

Death metal
Black metal

Norway

1990

1791

Kamelot

1991-

Symphonic power metal

USA

1991

1735

Epica

2002-

Symphonic metal

The Netherlands

2002

1726

Lamb Of God

1999-

Groove thrash metal

USA

1999

1714

Anathema

1990-

Death doom metal
Doom metal
Atmospheric rock

United Kingdom

1990

1650

Mastodon

1999-

Progressive sludge metal
Progressive stoner metal

USA

1999

1634

Iced Earth

1985-

Heavy metal
US power metal

USA

1985

1630

Rammstein

1994-

Industrial metal

Germany

1994

1625

Sepultura

1984-

Death metal
Thrash metal
Groove thrash metal
Alternative metal

Brazil

1984

1573

Symphony X

1994-

Progressive metal
Symphonic power metal

USA

1994

1571

Eluveitie

2002-

Celtic folk metal
Gothenburg metal

Switzerland

2002

1538

Enslaved

1991-

Viking black metal
Progressive black metal

Norway

1991

1520

Be'lakor

2004-

Melodic death metal

Australia

2004

1508

Paradise Lost

1988-

Death doom metal
Gothic metal
Doom metal
Death doom metal

United Kingdom

1988

1501

Emperor

1991-

Black metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1991

1489

Cannibal Corpse

1988-

Death metal

USA

1988

1467

Moonspell

1989-

Black metal
Folk metal
Gothic black metal
Gothic metal
Symphonic black metal

Portugal

1989

1435

Nile

1993-

Brutal death metal
Technical death metal

USA

1993

1408

Cradle Of Filth

1991-

Death metal
Symphonic black metal
Extreme gothic metal
Symphonic metal

United Kingdom

1991

1381

Sonata Arctica

1996-

Power metal

Finland

1996

1375

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